How good are Golden State?

Would the Warriors beat the '96 Bulls?

By Paul Burrowes

The Golden State Warriors (GSW) ended the regular 2015-16 NBA season winning a record 73 games (with nine losses) to break the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls long-standing mark of 72 wins, 10 losses.
Comparisons, therefore, have been drawn between the two teams regarding who would have been the better.
Based on the Simple Rating System (SRS), which determines how many points on average a team wins or loses by, Michael Jordan's Bulls would get the edge with 11.80. The Warriors ended with regular season with a SRS of 10.38.
On most other statistics, the Warriors are awesome.
The Warriors totalled 9,421 points this season while Bulls amassed 8,625 points and Stephen Curry's unit scored 3,489 field goals for the regular season, more than Phil Jackson's men who sank 3,293 field goals.
However on two points, the Bulls scored 2,749 points to the Warriors 2,412 but on three points, Golden State ran away with 1,077 which put Chicago in the shade with 544 points from three-pointers.
The Bulls were also ahead in free throws, 1,495 points, to the Warriors 1,366 points.
Golden State grabbed more rebounds -- 3,788 -- to the Bulls 3,658; and the Warriors also had more assists (2,373) than Chicago (2,033).
Steve Kerr's Warriors, therefore, would prove more than a handful for the Bulls.
During the amazing regular season of these teams, the Bulls committed fewer turnovers and had far more steals.
Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Toni Kukoc, Dennis Rodman, Steve Kerr, and Ron Harper all ensured that the Bulls were number one offensively and defensively, paving the way for a margin of victory of 12.24 that season.
The Warriors, led by Curry, and supported by Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Harrison Barnes and Andre Iquodala, are number one offensively and number five defensively, with a margin of victory of 10.76.
And the pace at which the Warriors are playing is faster than the Bulls in their outstanding 1995-96 season.
While Golden State scored 114.9 points per game, the '96 Bulls scored 105.2 points per game.
Yes, these Warriors are a scoring machine, boasting a better offensive and defensive rating than the Bulls of 95-96. Jordan's men, in theory, would not have been able to handle today's Golden State.